Model seder demonstrated at Westchester Community College

Students and faculty from the Culinary Arts and Management program at Westchester Community College presented a model seder luncheon Thursday, which was led by Rabbi Frank Tamburello, who also explained the ritual feast for non-Jewish guests. The program's model seder, which wasn't offered last year because of a lack of facilities, took place for the first time in the school's new Instructional Dining Room inside the recently renovated Student Center Building in Valhalla. The Passover seder is a Jewish ritual feast that marks the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which this year begins March 25 and ends the evening of April 2. (March 14, 2013)

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Daryl Nosek, Westchester Community College curriculum chairwoman for the Culinary Arts and Management program, holds up a horseradish root during the program's model seder luncheon. (March 14, 2013)

Daryl Nosek, Westchester Community College curriculum chairwoman for the Culinary Arts and Management program, lights the candles during the program's model seder luncheon. (March 14, 2013)

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Westchester Community College students and faculty attend the Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Attendees dip parsley in saltwater at the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the recently renovated Student Center Building in Valhalla. (March 14, 2013)

Participants prepare to eat their food according to tradition at the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon. (March 14, 2013)

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Staff member Emmy Creskey is applauded for her work with Westchester Community College's Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the recently renovated Student Center Building in Valhalla. (March 14, 2013)

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A plate is preset for guests attending the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder. The plate contains an egg, parsley, saltwater, horseradish and haroseth, which is a sweet relish containing fruits and nuts. (March 14, 2013)

Ruth Levy-Schudroff plays the keyboard and sings during the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder in the instructional dining room of the Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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New Westchester Community College Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Joanne Russell attends the Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon. (March 14, 2013)

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Student Anna Young of Westchester Community College's Culinary Arts and Management program pulls plates during their model seder luncheon in the recently renovated Student Center Building in Valhalla. (March 14, 2013)

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Matzo ball soup is served at the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Westchester Community College students and faculty attend the Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Brisket of beef and roasted vegetable tsimmes are served at the Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Westchester Community College Culinary Arts and Management chef Desi Colon looks over the start of the model seder luncheon in the recently renovated Student Center Building in Valhalla. (March 14, 2013)

Westchester Community College student Karen Rittie of the Bronx has a drink during the college's Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

Westchester Community College students in the Culinary Arts and Management program sit during a brief moment of relaxation at their model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Westchester Community College students and faculty attend the Culinary Arts and Management program's model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)

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Westchester Community College students in the Culinary Arts and Management program present their model seder luncheon in the instructional dining room of the recently renovated Student Center Building. (March 14, 2013)